Historical Events
1763 - Pontiac's Rebellion: At what is now Mackinaw City, Michigan, Chippewas capture Fort Michilimackinac by diverting the garrison's attention with a game of lacrosse, then chasing a ball into the fort.
1881 - Haarlem-Zandvoort Railway opens
1908 - 33rd Preakness: Eddie Dugan riding Royal Tourist wins in 1:46.4
1925 - NY Yankee Lou Gehrig begins his 2,130 consecutive game streak
1955 - The USSR and Yugoslavia sign the Belgrade declaration and thus normalize relations between both countries, discontinued since 1948.
1985 - Andreas Papandreou's PASOK-party wins election in Greece
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Famous Birthdays
1904 - Johnny Weissmuller, actor (Tarzan)/100m swimmer (Oly-5 gold-1924, 28)
1920 - Michael James O'Hehir, commentator/journalist
1927 - Andre Vandernoot, Flemish conductor (Royal Flemish Opera)
1968 - Jon Culshaw, British comedian and impressionist
1970 - Mike Kelly, baseball player
1972 - Brad Ottis, tackle (Arizona Cardinals)
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Famous Deaths
1927 - Lizzie Borden, American, acquitted of murder, dies at 68
1977 - Stephen Boyd, Irish actor, dies of heart attack at 45
1986 - Aurel Joliat, Canadian hockey player (b. 1901)
1998 - Sylvester Ritter, American professional wrestler (b. 1952)
2011 - Willem Duys, Dutch commentator and music producer (b. 1928)
2012 - Richard Dawson, English-American actor, dies from esophageal cancer at 79
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